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July 15, 2017

Minimalist Summer Makeup

Although bright summer makeup has been making the rounds on
social media, the minimalist look has also been gaining traction. There’s just
something about a simple fresh face this season that’s subtly sexy.

Here’s how to achieve the minimalist summer look:

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THE BASE:

A clear fresh base is the most important part of this look and it all starts with skincare, rather than makeup.

-Cleanse, tone, and moisturize the skin before taking any step.

-Follow up with an SPF to protect yourself.

Then we can move on to the makeup:

-Pick a primer that works best with your skin type; if you have an oily complexion then opt for a mattefying primer like Make Up Forever’s Step 1 Skin Equalizer or the L'Oreal Paris Infallible Primer Matte base.

-Next go for a BB Cream or CC Cream that will provide coverage while not looking cakey, like the Clarins BB Skin Perfecting Cream. The best way to apply your base here is with a damp beauty sponge in order to truly mesh and blend the product into your skin for a natural look.

-For concealer, apply just a dot where needed and tap the product in with your ring finger. If you have dark under eyes, use an orange or salmon colored color corrector underneath the concealer.

-Dust a light powder over the areas of your face, which might get oily, use the leftover powder on your brush for the rest of your face. The Bourjois Healthy Mix powder or the NYX HD powder are great options, depending on your preference.

-The finishing touches to our base come in the form of bronzer, blush, and highlight. In order to bring color back into your face, swirl your brush into your bronzer and blush, tap off the excess and lightly brush on the outer edges of your face. Go back in with a big of blush on your cheeks. With a fan brush, lightly apply highlighter on the high points of your face.

THE EYES:

-Minimalist makeup is all about the neutral eye. Use your powder as eye shadow and lightly dust it over your lids, then go back in with your bronzer and apply it with a fluffy brush in your crease.

-Then use your ring finger to apply a light touch of highlighter to the inner corner of your eye; this will make your look POP!

-Next you can use a little bit of eyeliner, in pencil form or liquid, or you may skip to just applying mascara.

THE EYEBROWS:

Eyebrows frame this whole look.

-Brush through your brows before lightly filling them in with an eyebrow pencil or with a grey-tone brown eye shadow and an angle brush. Set your brows with a brow mascara gel.

THE LIPS:

-Before applying any lip products to your lips, lightly dab some lip balm in order to hydrate them.

-Them, use a nude or rose-toned lip liner to line your lips, before applying a matching lipstick to your lips.

THE FINAL TOUCH:

-Spray on a finishing spray as your last step in order to lock in your makeup and give your skin a glow from within.